The Way of the Scholar

The way of the scholar is one comprised of the virtues of intellectual bravery and liberation. Scholarship from times immemorial has been viewed as a means of transcendence, the key to overcoming the ills of human condition and circumstance.

“Within America's information society, there also exists the potential of addressing many long-standing social and economic inequities” (Presidential committee on information literacy, 1989, para. 3).This is not a new phenomenon, as sages and academics have attested to the transformative power of knowledge for ages.

Through the pursuit and obtainment of knowledge one can truly be human and ascend to the highest levels of self hood.

Presidential committee on information literacy: Final report. (1989, January 10). Retrieved January 5, 2007 from http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.htm.